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Games like Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit

2025PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

24 games that share what Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit does well: platforming, side-scrolling and shooter. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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24 picks · prices checked daily

  • Guns of Fury

    2025PC · Switch

    Old school, platforming

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    88%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $8.99was $14.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Promenade

    2024PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Platforming, arcade

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $19.99

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Kero Blaster

    2014PC · PS · Switch · iOS · Android

    Satire, side-scrolling

    Critics
    82
    Metacritic
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~2h
    IGDB

    $2.99was $9.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $1.45/hr

  • 8BitBoy

    2014PC

    Old school, platforming

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    73%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $0.90was $6.99−87%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    Broforce

    2015PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Side-scrolling, arcade

    Critics
    83
    Metacritic
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~11h
    IGDB

    $2.99was $14.99−80%

    Best PC price · Nuuvem · $0.28/hr

  • Celeste

    2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Platforming, side-scrolling

    Critics
    88
    Metacritic
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~21h
    IGDB

    $4.99was $19.99−75%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.23/hr

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  • Lone Fungus

    2023PC · Switch

    Old school, platforming

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    85%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $5.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Pitfall!

    1982PC

    Platforming, side-scrolling

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    72%
    IGDB
    To beat
    ~2h
    IGDB

    No price yet

  • DLC Quest

    2011PC

    Satire, side-scrolling

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~4h
    IGDB

    $1.49was $2.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.42/hr

  • Multiplayer

    Super Chicken Jumper

    2021PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · Android

    Arcade, platforming

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~2h
    IGDB

    $2.99

    Best PC price · Fanatical · $1.50/hr

  • Shadow Complex Remastered

    2016PC · PS · Xbox

    Side-scrolling, platforming

    Critics
    78
    IGDB
    Players
    85%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $14.99

    Best PC price · Steam

  • My Friend Pedro

    2019PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Side-scrolling, comedy

    Critics
    81
    Metacritic
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $3.76was $18.80−80%

    Best PC price · GamesPlanet FR

  • Multiplayer

    The Expendabros

    2014PC

    Side-scrolling, comedy

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~1h
    IGDB

    Free

    Free to play

  • Hell is Other Demons

    2019PC · PS · Switch

    Platforming, side-scrolling

    Critics
    85
    Metacritic
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $4.99was $9.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Clockwork Ambrosia

    2026PC

    Nonlinear, platforming

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    84%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $14.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Skul: The Hero Slayer

    2021PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Side-scrolling, platforming

    Critics
    80
    Metacritic
    Players
    93%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~39h
    IGDB

    $9.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Fanatical · $0.26/hr

  • Sanabi

    2023PC · Switch

    Platforming, side-scrolling

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $7.56was $14.99−50%

    Best PC price · Fanatical

  • I Wanna Maker

    2023PC

    Platforming, arcade

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    Free

    Free to play

  • You Have to Win the Game

    2012PC

    Old school, side-scrolling

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~2h
    IGDB

    Free

    Free to play

  • Mega Man 11

    2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Platforming, side-scrolling

    Critics
    80
    IGDB
    Players
    89%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $9.89was $29.99−67%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    Pizza Tower

    2023PC · Switch

    Platforming, comedy

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    98%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~12h
    IGDB

    $13.39was $19.99−33%

    Best PC price · Steam · $1.16/hr

  • Cave Story

    2004PC

    Platforming, shooter

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    84%
    IGDB
    To beat
    ~9h
    IGDB

    $11.24was $14.99−25%

    Best PC price · Steam · $1.30/hr

  • DuckTales: Remastered

    2013PC · iOS · Android

    Nostalgia, platforming

    Critics
    66
    Metacritic
    Players
    88%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~5h
    IGDB

    $3.74was $14.99−75%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.75/hr